Simulation and thermodynamic analysis of extended expansion on a concept rotary engine including its effects on fuel efficiency
This paper describes a novel method for extended expansion in a rotary combustion engine running ordinary gasoline. The engine consists of a toroidal-shaped piston that rotates around a drum to expand and evacuate the hot gas. There are several problems with today’s internal combustion (IC) engines....
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| author | Denis Allemant Andre Matthew James Jensen Gerald Micklow James Brenner Helgevon Helldorff |
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| description | This paper describes a novel method for extended expansion in a rotary combustion engine running ordinary gasoline. The engine consists of a toroidal-shaped piston that rotates around a drum to expand and evacuate the hot gas. There are several problems with today’s internal combustion (IC) engines. Current IC engines do not always have the necessary internal volume to extract the maximum work possible, and since the whole process of compression, combustion, and expansion happen within the same space, excess heat builds up and increases emissions of nitric oxides and nitrogen dioxide. The proposed solution is to redesign the IC engine in order to supply greater expansion ratio by separating the compression and expansion processes. With the concept rotary engine, extending the expansion process showed improvements in the thermal and fuel efficiencies. Using a stroke length between 20 and 25 cm with a compression ratio of 10:1 produced the most efficient results with an efficiency range between 32 and 35%. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7faf00c2c60146b18d88a0859aed26932023-09-03T04:50:36ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Engineering2331-19162017-01-014110.1080/23311916.2017.14181311418131Simulation and thermodynamic analysis of extended expansion on a concept rotary engine including its effects on fuel efficiencyDenis Allemant Andre0Matthew James Jensen1Gerald Micklow2James Brenner3Helgevon Helldorff4Florida Institute of TechnologyFlorida Institute of TechnologyFlorida Institute of TechnologyFlorida Institute of TechnologyFlorida Institute of TechnologyThis paper describes a novel method for extended expansion in a rotary combustion engine running ordinary gasoline. The engine consists of a toroidal-shaped piston that rotates around a drum to expand and evacuate the hot gas. There are several problems with today’s internal combustion (IC) engines. Current IC engines do not always have the necessary internal volume to extract the maximum work possible, and since the whole process of compression, combustion, and expansion happen within the same space, excess heat builds up and increases emissions of nitric oxides and nitrogen dioxide. The proposed solution is to redesign the IC engine in order to supply greater expansion ratio by separating the compression and expansion processes. With the concept rotary engine, extending the expansion process showed improvements in the thermal and fuel efficiencies. Using a stroke length between 20 and 25 cm with a compression ratio of 10:1 produced the most efficient results with an efficiency range between 32 and 35%.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2017.1418131extended expansionrotary engineincreased efficiency |
| spellingShingle | Denis Allemant Andre Matthew James Jensen Gerald Micklow James Brenner Helgevon Helldorff Simulation and thermodynamic analysis of extended expansion on a concept rotary engine including its effects on fuel efficiency Cogent Engineering extended expansion rotary engine increased efficiency |
| title | Simulation and thermodynamic analysis of extended expansion on a concept rotary engine including its effects on fuel efficiency |
| title_full | Simulation and thermodynamic analysis of extended expansion on a concept rotary engine including its effects on fuel efficiency |
| title_fullStr | Simulation and thermodynamic analysis of extended expansion on a concept rotary engine including its effects on fuel efficiency |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simulation and thermodynamic analysis of extended expansion on a concept rotary engine including its effects on fuel efficiency |
| title_short | Simulation and thermodynamic analysis of extended expansion on a concept rotary engine including its effects on fuel efficiency |
| title_sort | simulation and thermodynamic analysis of extended expansion on a concept rotary engine including its effects on fuel efficiency |
| topic | extended expansion rotary engine increased efficiency |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311916.2017.1418131 |
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